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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 349 p4p, 298 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 29 p4p, 24 weight class). Bronte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop scores with a jab. Bronte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Bronte misses.
A big right from Drop misses.
A shot to the liver by Bronte. Beautiful body shot.
Bronte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drop.
Drop throws a lazy head kick
and Bronte counters with a nice body shot.
Drop misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bronte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Bronte jabs Drop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drop misses with a straight left.
Bronte slips a jab from Drop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte ducks right into an uppercut from Drop.
Bronte misses with a body shot.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte slips under a jab.
Bronte moves out of range as Drop strikes.
Drop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drop sprawls and moves away.
Bronte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drop throws a head kick but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronte feinted with a counter takedown.
A left and a right from Bronte both land. Nice combination.
Drop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bronte on the side of the head.
Drop moves away from the strike by Bronte.
Drop ducks under a wild hook from Bronte.
A left and a right from Drop both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronte.
Bronte misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Drop.
Drop throws a leg kick
and Bronte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bronte wants to pass the guard but Drop is keeping the position.
Drop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bronte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bronte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bronte goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drop has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bronte but great work by Drop.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drop controlling from side mount.
Bronte parries the strikes from Drop easily there. Drop is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bronte to escape.
Bronte manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drop's best efforts.
Drop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Drop is keen to just control but Bronte is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop content to control rather than advance.
Drop trying to control the action but Bronte is working from the bottom.
Drop content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bronte is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Drop seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronte.
Drop slips a jab from Bronte.
Drop slips a jab from Bronte.
Drop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronte misses with a wild body shot.
Bronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drop can do to turn this around?
Bronte moves away from the strike by Drop.
Drop looks to land a left hand but Bronte moved out of range nicely.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte misses with a hook.
Bronte drops Drop with a big left hand and mounts him. Drop is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drop is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte landing punches.
That has opened up Martin Drop's cut even more.
Drop is working to get back to half guard.
Bronte tries to control but Drop wriggling away.
Bronte with shots to the head and body - Drop looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drop is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bob Bronte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drop is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop is squirming around, avoiding Bronte's attempts to control the action.
Bronte goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drop turns into him and now he's in Bronte's guard.
Bronte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bronte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drop defends it easily.
Bronte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drop defends it easily.
Drop sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bronte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drop passes into side control.
Drop trying to control the action but Bronte is working from the bottom.
Drop happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bronte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drop is staying tight to Bronte's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Drop moves into full mount!
Drop controlling from the full mount.
Bronte is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bronte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bronte gets tackled into the cage by Drop. Drop maintains the clinch.
Bronte gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drop regains guard.
Drop controls Bronte momentarily but Bronte frees himself.
Bronte distracts Drop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bronte trying to control but Drop is working from the bottom.
Drop is trying to hold Bronte in close to prevent damage but Bronte has managed to pass into half guard.
Bronte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drop has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop is looking to control Bronte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drop avoid being mounted?
Bronte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drop is looking for a sweep. Bronte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drop manages to get to full guard.
Bronte throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bronte trying to control but Drop is working from the bottom.
Drop trying to keep a closed guard but Bronte is proving a slippery customer.
Bronte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drop throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronte counters with a two punch combo.
Drop connects with a jab.
Drop thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop is looking to clinch but Bronte is avoiding it.
Bronte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drop.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronte misses the target.
Drop misses with a few strikes there.
Drop misses with a body kick.
As Drop tries to get set, Bronte tries to push him back and clinch up but Drop manages to avoid the attempt.
Bronte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drop thuds his shin into the meat of Bronte's side.
Bronte digs a good body shot into Drop's ribs.
Drop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronte.
Bronte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop with a nice cross.
Drop staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drop throws an off balance right hand
and Bronte counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Drop!
Drop is rocked!
Drop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drop is not content to let Bronte control the position.
Drop is still in real trouble! Can Bronte finish him?
Drop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronte.
Martin Drop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drop seems to have recovered his senses.
Drop flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Drop with the active half guard here but Bronte passes nicely into side control.
Bronte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bronte trying to control the position but Drop is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Bronte.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bronte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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